Young HVAC Engineers Get Behind the Scenes at Leeds Arena
- arryawke
- Apr 8, 2015
- 1 min read
Young building services engineers recently visited the First Direct Arena in Leeds to learn about the heating ventilation and air conditioning system.
The event, sponsored by Toshiba distributor, Cool Solutions, saw the young engineers visiting the plant room and air handling systems as part of a CPD series. CIBSE’s Yorkshire Region Young Engineers group organised the visit to help the engineers get behind the scenes access to the 13,500-seat arena.
The 35 engineers from Leeds College of Building and Leeds Metropolitan University listened to members of the design team and contractors, Arup Leeds and M&E contractor, Rotary.
Blyth Davies, project engineer at Rotary International Ltd led the tour, and he was project manager for the installation. Rob Gill of Yonder Consulting gave a technical seminar, and he responsible for Part L compliance and modelling for the site. Wes Campbell, technical director at Air Handling Systems Ltd, provided an insight into the air handling plant design.
“It was an excellent opportunity for our HNC Building Services Engineering students to gain experience of a real project, and on a grand scale,” said Chris Tunningly, curriculum manager for Building Services at Leeds College of Building.
“It highlighted the challenges encountered by the M&E design team for such an unusual venue, and included a CPD session on the installation and a guided tour around the arena looking at plant rooms, electrical systems, Air Handling Units and associated equipment.”
